TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Message from the Board President
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Financial Report
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Virtual Gala 2021
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In Memoriam: Tyler Yannone '21
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Virtual Mathcounts
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Collaboration & Creativity
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Women in VI History
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The World Around Us
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Jogathon
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Galleries
MESSAGE FROM LIZ MORRISON
Dear Antilles Community, As I reflect on my five years at Antilles School, I am struck by the magnitude of what we accomplished together despite numerous challenges. Through two hurricanes, a global pandemic, and distance learning, we were constantly looking at what we could do to support as many students and families as possible. Experiencing everything that makes Antilles so special and the incredible level of generosity is one of the most defining periods of my life, and I am grateful to have been part of it. Thank you for embracing me as part of this community and for supporting Antilles no matter the circumstance. I am better for having been here, and I am excited to celebrate the next chapter of Antilles and Shannon Harris’ leadership. With gratitude and best wishes, Liz Morrison
FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT
The pandemic continued during the 2020-2021 school year to extract a terrible toll on the well-being of those within the Antilles community and larger VI territory, and indeed, the entire world. And yet despite its negative physical, mental, and emotional impact – and the economic hardships experienced by so many – people exhibited incredible generosity. From our teachers, administrators, and other Antilles staff who gave of themselves to our students every single day, to our families and friends of the School who maintained optimism despite exhaustion – allow me to thankyou on behalf of my colleagues on the Board of Trustees. And to those who made monetary contributions, please accept our deepest gratitude. These allowed us to provide financial aid at a time it was desperately needed; roll out more health and safety protocols to keep campus open; and meet the challenges of a rapidly changing educational landscape with new tools. We were fortunate that several donors provided large and unanticipated financial gifts during the year, and that so many constituents stepped up to the plate even with financial uncertainties of their own. The percentage of parents who donated this past year almost doubled!! Plus, we had our most successful Giving Tuesday ever, and sponsors and participants supported our virtual Gala, which was attended not only by those within the school and larger territorial community, but alums residing off-island. Every dollar counts – and as I shared with one donor, despite COVID, the energetic creativity and intellectual curiosity on display from students aged two to eighteen was a joy to behold. This school year also marked the last one for Head of School Liz Morrison, who epitomized resiliency with a tenure bracketed by hurricanes on one end, and a global pandemic on the other. We are hugely appreciative of her leadership during these difficult times – and Liz joins the Board now in enthusiastically welcoming incoming Head of School Shannon Harris. She is the first person of color to lead Antilles in its 70 year history, with qualifications that are simply outstanding, and will undoubtedly serve the institution very well for what we hope are many years to come. I would be remiss not to mention in closing that we lost one of our own this year, beloved senior Tyler Yannone. Tyler embodied the very best of Antilles – he was by nature and nurture an inclusive person, who radiated kindness and embraced learning, and he will be forever missed and celebrated by the Class of ’21. Many thanks again to each and every one of you for supporting Antilles School. In unity,
Claire Starkey President Antilles Board of Trustees
FINANCIAL REPORT
BY THE NUMBERS
CELEBRATING... A record-breaking Giving Tuesday campaign with more than $50,000 in gifts from friends, families, faculty, and alumni. Photo - students say thank you to our donors!
A more than 50% increase in Jogathon donations to enhance the student experience in the ELC and Lower School. Photo students racked up the laps during the two-day event.
An outpouring of love from alumni on our 70th birthday, with nearly 30 graduates and alumni families joining in to help us reach our goal! Photos - images from our School archives.
Annual Fund 1950's Society | $10,000 and Up
Head of School Club | $1,500 - $2,499
Alpine Securities USVI, LLC Anonymous Anonymous Black Diamond Advisors Black Diamond Holdings The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation Haugland Family Foundation Henry Kimelman Family Foundation Ann Kirkland P'28, P'30 Lana Vento Charitable Trust Marriott International Claire Starkey and Tom Klotzbach P'09, P'21
Marc Lore Kerstin '83 and Bill McConnell P'14, P'17, P'21 Liz and Tom Morrison Brian Patterson Allie and Beverly Petrus Trust Co, Inc. Sea Glass Properties VI Orthopaedics and Medical Specialists
Founders Society | $5,000 - $9,999 Michael Allietta Baker Magras & Associates, Inc. CC1 Virgin Islands First Bank International Private Bank Amy and Steve James P'16, P'18, P'21 Sarah and Elliot Loewenstein P'24, P'27 MSI Building Supplies Prior Family Foundation Lynn Rabinovici Park and Andrew Park P'33 P'34, P'35 Switlik Foundation Theodore Tunick & Company
Finch Society | $2,500 - $4,999 Discover Fund Management, LLLP Dudley Newman Feuerzeig, LLP Teresa and Steve Ethen P'26 Gerda Gottlieb Guardian Insurance Corporation Harborside Corporation International Private Bank Merchants Commercial Bank Dr. Cecilia Penn and Averad Penn P'22, P'24 Beverly and Allie Petrus P'11, P'24 Pro Solar Systems, LLC Seven Seas Water Corporation St. Thomas Properties Polly Watts P'82, P'86 Juanita Young and John Phillips P'02
Head of School Club | $1,500 - $2,499 Alpine Group Budget Car and Truck Rental Lisa Smith Curreri Trust Dental 360, PC Sarah and Don Hancock P'05, P'07, P'10 Katarina and Richard Doumeng '74, P'09 Falk Weinberger Family Charitable Foundation Alexandra and Leigh Goldman Dr. Erole McLean Hobdy P'20, P'24 Billie and Greg Hodges P'05, P'06 Vicki Jones and Mike Williams P'08, P'10
Hurricane Club | $500 - $1,499 Jean and Shep Barrows P'06, P'13 Judy and Robert Brady P'20 Dee Baecher Brown and Richard Brown Tina and Shane Brunt '93, P'23, P'25 Michael Chung Neisha Zahn and Daniel Yannone P'21 Angelina and Vivek Daswani P'21, P'22, P'24 Michele Fracasso '77 Girls Give Generously Marianne and Tim Goodell Amy Gurlea Paul Hoffman '69 Robyn Holstein-Glass '72 and Jonathon Clyde Glass '71 Mary and Will Howe P'04 Norman Jaffee Ava and Kelly Kendall P'15, P'18 Danny Kim Kimberly Lineberry - Campana Katie Mallette P'31 Sunny Murphy Brown and Jason Brown P'25 Frannie and Bill Newbold P'02, P'05 Eric Nordyke Christine and Kevin O'Neil P'33, P'35 Ananta Pancham '01 and James Gardner '00, P'26, P'28 Ellie and Kevin Qualls P'16, P'17 Sandy Reese '95 Kelli and Ryan Smolarz P'33 Pam and Stan Switlik Kelly '99 and Ryan Uszenski Carol Zoltowoski and Alfred Gilbert '69
Friends | Up to $499 Jeanette and Elijah Acuna P'27, P'30 Stephen Anderhalter Elisabeth Anderson '96 and Robert Upson P'30 Verna Araujo P'98, P'02 Shannon Arellano Crystal Arrington Sami Asfour P'28, P'30 Nisha Aubain P'21 Kyuhey August Margaret and Morgan Avery P'24 Arthur Ayzerov Kevin Bailey Adrianne Baird Butler and Colin Butler P'33 Raymond Baird Carol Baker-Robinson and Donovan Robinson P'18 Kim and Steve Ballowe P'35
Annual Fund Friends | Up to $499 Denelle Baptiste Daniel Basick P'27 Danika Bayard '90 Yanick and Patrick Bayard P'90, P'93 Ellen Bemes Bella Naturals Reginald Bellande Geoffrey Bergeron Jocelyn Berglund P'33 Hernan Beron Lyn and Richard Berry '83, P'12 Kurt Berry Christina Berry P'27 Riana Blunte Khadija Blyden P'23 Sue Boland Julie Braswell Bonnie Brenkman Gail Breslin Micaele Breton Rickie Brewer Deirdre and Rick Brewer Jenny and Stephen Brewer P'33, P'34 Lori Brewer P'30 Teresa Briedwell Sarah Brooks Anique Brown Lynique Burnett-Smalls and Gianni Smalls P'32, P'34 Carleton Butler Susan Callahan Kirby Callendar P'25 Rawlina Camacho Jacki Campbell P'25 Caribbean Credit Collections Chantal Caron '79 Derek Carpenter Darby S Carstarphen '66 Allyson Catanzaro Rakhee and Prajot Chablani P'30 Jenny Chang Cathy and Dr. Jeffrey Chase P'11, P'28, P'28 Rajesh and Lavina Chatlani P'28 Ann Chauncey Surinder Chawla Judy Chesnut Keya Chongasing-Garner and Curtis Garner P'20, P'25
Jaewook Chung Patricia Chung Edye Ciaccia Simone Cochrane Xavier Comment Drs. Thelma Watson and Sidney Comissiong Ben Cornish '86 Aracelis Correa-Harris P '20, P'21 DeLisa Correa Katina Coulianos '73, P'03, P'06 Michele Cox Tim Creegan Kaan Dagalti Mark Daniel Shaira and Max Daswani P'34 Staci Davidson P'33 Janet Davidson Conn Davis Jr. '02 Pauline Dawes Anique and Robin Dean Kermine Dearlove Susan and Christopher DeGraff P'24, P'27, P'30 Cecile and John de Jongh P'07, P'09, P'16 Dena and Aimery Delagarde P'32 Marcelette Dingle Marjorie Dodson P'09, P'11 Luba Dolgopolsky P'22, P'27, P'30 Colleen and Paul Doumeng P'08, P'11, P'15 Angela Duncan Nahid Ebrahimi Sara Ebrahimi Maria Eliff and Carlos DiBlasi P'09, P'21, P'25 Megan E. Elliot Francine Emmanuel Maryam Esmaili Melita Etienne Nikki and Cobia Fagan P'28, P'34 Tania Faris Kamo Faris Feddersen Design, LLC Anne Fetterhoff Megan Fetterhoff Chantal Figueroa Anastasia Fontenot Melina and Christopher Forvour P'29, P'31 Ena Foy
This report acknowledges gifts received during the fiscal term of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 and is produced by the Advancement Office. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this report is accurate and complete, however errors do occasionally occur. If your name has been mistakenly omitted, misspelled or listed incorrectly, please accept our sincere apologies and contact Adrianne Baird Butler in the Advancement Office at abairdbutler@antilles.vi or (340) 776-1600, ext. 1802
Annual Fund Friends | Up to $499 Cynthia Francis Judy Ann Frederick French Academy of Performing Arts Christina Ghaly-Wilson Andrea Gilbert Lalit Giyanani P'21, P'24 Meredith Goldsmith and Robert Goldsmith III P'23 Nick Goodell Angela Gordon '73 Eric Gozenput Steven Greenspan Ocia and Brent Gumbs P'26, P'28 Dae Ha Margaret (Peggy) Hahn Shawn '88 and Nils Hahnfeld P'20, P'25 Anique Harrigan P'28 Michael Harris Mikki Harris Camille Harris Shannon Harris and Jean-Pierre Oriol P'25, P'28 Bianca Harris P'31 Michelle and Andrew Hayden P'25, P'29, P'31 Doreen Hemlock '69 Robyn Hemlock '76 Joanna Henry Kristen and Jim Hines P'29, P'31 Hi Tec Watersports Zenzile Hodge P'25 Rafael Hodge '25 Chantel Hoheb '02 Diane Holmberg P'07, P'17 Marcia Horwitz '69 James Hosie P'92 Rebecca Howe '04 Avia Huisman P'31, P'33 Inez Hur Island Boy Spices Isola Bella Sonia and Mohan Israni P'22, P'30 J Marie 340 Julius Jackson Elizabeth (Lyz) Jaeger P'25
Julianne Jarvis Jaye Events Kathy Joseph P'14, P'17 Steve Kalpee P'29 Scott Kelly Meredith Kender Pramila and Amit Khemani P'23, P'28 Sungyup Pablo Kim Tae Hwan Kim Susie Kim Jenna Kim Joyce Kim James Kim John Kirkland P'28, P'31 Linda Klein Catherine and Joel Kling P'28 Heather and Eugene Kral, Jr. '00 P'27, P'28 Laura Kramer Maureen Lally P'33 Marah Languedoc Lisa LaPlace Claudine Larreur Beatriz Latimer P'31 Amy and JJ League P'27, P'28, P'31 Carlyn '02 and Wesley Ledee P'28, P'31 Thora Letang P'23, P'25 Michael Liss Lisa Malo Lockwood '89 Charlie Lose-Frahn Jessica Louthan Melissa and Steve Lowe P'31 Garick Lue-Chung Rachel Lykosh Margo Lynch and Bryan Walden P'16 Margaret and Pretlow Majette P'23, P'23 Mary Lou and Gene Mallette Leah Mandichak Kacie Marano Mariposa Baskets Ginger and James Martin Maureen Martinez P'30, P'32 Diana Martinez P'26, P'27 Karyn Mastricola P'29 Claudelle Mathurin P'28 Marlene McMillan Heather Meringolo Barbara Michaud
Annual Fund Friends | Up to $499 Beth Miller Zoya Mills Kashish and Amit Mirpuri P'30 Margaret and Robert Mitchell P'31 Vandana and Rajesh Mohanani '91, P'20, P'23 Heena and Monesh Mohanani '88, P'18, P'20, P'20 Mali Momtaheni Matseliso Monamane and David Christensen P'28, P'26 Joanne Moorehead '95 Micol Morgan Maggie Motiani Patty Myers Boram Nam Aishwarya Nagpal '22 Gregory Newton Ann and Dan Nicolosi P'16, P'17, P'19. P'21 Iselah and Scott Nieboer P'22, P'23, P'29 Michele O'Neil Shawn O'Neil Yoki Ono Hans Oriol Stephanie Oriol Carole and Hans Oriol Cassan Pancham P'01, P'07 Suk Park Nicole and Dion Parson P'28 Haleh Pedram Majid Pedram Leslie and Udo Penther P'06, P'11 Bela and Chris Pescatore P'27, P'28 Natalie Petersen Raymond Petersen Ashley Pomeranz '05 Gasim Potter Rachel and Paul Prewitt P'20, P'21 Cynthia Proctor-Cox Adam Quandt P'17 Tom Queally '79 Dr. Mercedes Quiñones and Dr. Ahmet Sayan P'28, P'33 Susan Rachofsky Mindy Rachofsky Ronnie Rama-Davis Azin Razavieh Esther Reifer P'15 Sophia Reisman Dr. Tess Richards
Elizabeth and Larry Richardson Lorraine A. Richardson P'26 Malika Rigg Michelle and John Riggle P'19 Nancy Rivera-Sosa Ellington Robinson Kathy Roh Genevieve Ryan-Pedram and Hooman Pedram P'32 Lane and Kristopher Sammy P'30, P'32 Keith Sammy Kolin Sammy Kevin Sammy Toki Sandoval P'28, P'29 Sandscript Publishing Jessica '02 and Michael Schnell '01 Heather and Greer Scholes P' 32, P'36 John Schramm Karen Schroyer Annalise Setorie '06 Saheja and Viral Shah P'33 Harshita Sharma P15, P'20 Punky Sharp '67, P'90, P'97, P'10 Thames and Randy Shaw P'10 Christine Sheehan Alla Skibitska and Josh Melwani P'29 Jenifer Smith '66 Michael Sorden Jonathan Spenceley '81 Jessica and Phil Spillane P'28, P'30 Paulette Stevens Sonya Swan P'19, P'21 Henry Switlik Sara Szymanski '13 Abraham Tarapani III '00 Maier Tarlow Margaret Taylor Odari Thomas John Thomas Theresa Thomas Christine Thompson Brittany Thompson '05, P'33 Cy Thompson '06 Sheila Thompson Ana Tris Upful Life, LLC USVI Swag Mathayom (Mat) Vacharat P'21 Karen Valentine Khiani and Rohit Khiani P'34 Gayle Varlack Prakash and Jhalak Vasandmalani P'33
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Su-Layne Walker '00 Gail Walker Doreen Walsh Jazmine Walters Susan Wanlass '69 Eryka Washington Cory Watkins P'24, P'28, P'29 Artra Watlington-Francis Denny Webbe P'26 Elodia Weekly '23 Steve Weinberger '77 Tracie Wells Mar-Leighsa White Taima Williams Elisa Williams '07, P'31 Taima Williams Wendy Williams P'34 Heidi Windel Meagan Winters Lynn Woodbury P'90, P'94 Jeremy Workman Beth and Justin Workman P'34, P'31 Amy Yang Jaleh Kamali Yazdi Joseph Yi Nayda Young Allen Yu Jaiman Yun Janelle Zachman and Jose Belcher P'21, P'23 Diana Zimny Emily and Howard Zimmerman P'27, P'29
Anonymous Dee Baecher Brown and Richard Brown Paul Hoffman '69 Merchants Commercial Bank Polly Watts P'82, P'86 Allen Yu Carol Zoltowski and Alfred Gilbert '69
Annual Fund In-Kind Donors Bolongo Bay Beach Resort Dr. Jeffery Chase P'11, P'28, P'28 Ann and Dan Nicolosi P'16, P'17, P'19, P'21 PG Gas Carol Wax
David Tyler Memorial Fund Tina and Shane Brunt '93, P'23, P'25 Amy and Steve James P'16, P'18, P'21
Gala Sponsors Alpine Securities USVI, LLC Baker Magras & Associates, Inc. Beep Business Services CC1 Virgin Islands Childrens Dental Center Dental 360 Discover Fund Management, LLLP Dudley Newman Feuerzeig, LLP Fintrac First Bank Guardian Insurance Corporation International Private Bank Merchants Commercial Bank MSI Building Supplies Partners 4Kids Pro Solar Systems, LLC Seaglass Properties Seven Seas Water Corporation St. Thomas Properties Theodore Tunick & Company VI Oncology and Hematology Virgin Islands Orthopaedics and Medical Specialists
Gala In-Kind Sponsors &Donutz Art Uncorked Barefoot Buddha Bella Naturals Blue 11 Bolongo Bay Beach Resort Breeze Air Charters Buddha Sushi
Gala 2020 BETTER TOGETHER
VIRTUAL GALA Alumni Vernon Araujo '02 and Trinity Riggle '19 were the hosts of our firstever virtual Gala, which featured two hours of non-stop entertainment, a Stand Up for Kids Challenge, and musical performances. Our gratitude to presenting sponsor Alpine Securities USVI for making the evening possible, along with all of our in-kind and virtual donors. Pre-recorded sessions included Jon Gazi '02, mixologist Kyle Lomax, the French Academy of the Performing Arts, fire breather Kalayna Nielsen and Chef Taj, sushi-maker extraordinaire.
Gala In-Kind Sponsors Carambola Beach Resort, St. Croix Coral World Ocean Park Esthetica Day Spa Fit Food VI French Academy of Performing Arts French Quarter Bistro Garden by the Sea Hi Tech Watersports Lea Scott Island Business Graphics Jackson Fitness Center at Antilles School Jennifer Planeta Jonathan Gazi Just Beach Kekoa Sailing Charters Lanai at Limetree Leatherback Brewing Company Lomax Libations Love Spa Frenchtown Marriott Vacation Club The Cove Mathnasium of St. Thomas Midnight Sun Boat Charters
Mirador/Shoreline Cafe Mitch Gibbs P'21, P'25 MSI Building Supplies
Navy Beach Ocean Surfari Offshore Adventures Old Stone Farmhouse Orchard Inn Outriggers Over the Line Charters Pampered VI Point Wellness Spa Prime at Paradise Point Pro Nails Real Community Fitness St. Thomas Rev It Up Nutrition Ritz Carlton, St. Thomas Rocke City Pole Fitness Ronita Mohanani Sandals for You/ Get Charmed Sea Star Villas Shelly's Cakes and Catering Shen Dragon Karate Dojo Silk Greenery Home Sonic Charters St. Croix Spa St. John Catering & Mathayom Private Chefs St. John Inn St. Thomas Cargo St. Thomas Yacht Club Sudi's Caribbean Bar & Grill
Gala In-Kind Sponsors Synergy Tammi Pearl Spa The Buccaneer The Dog House Pub The Easterly The Home Depot The St. Thomas Restaurant Group The Westin, St. John Thirteen Restaurant Thrive Chiropratic Twisted Cork Upful Life, LLC VI Body Spa VI Dermatology VI Ecotours
Stand Up for Financial Assistance Ellie and Kevin Qualls P'15 Lynn Rabinovici Park and Andrew Park P'34, P'35 Esther Reifer P'15 Michelle and John Riggle P'19 Ellington Robinson Lane and Kristopher Sammy P'30, P'32 Sea Glass Properties Annalise Setorie '06 Thames and Randy Shaw P'10 Pierce Sioussat Claire Starkey and Tom Klotzbach P'09, P'21 Beryl Stephen '00 Switlik Foundation Sara Szymanski '13 Ana Tris Su-Layne Walker '00 Steve Weinberger '77 Wendy Williams Lynn Woodbury '88, '94 Juanita Young and John Phillips P'02 Margaret and Morgan Avery P'24 Carol Baker-Robinson and Donovan Robinson P'18 Kim and Steve Ballowe P'36 Geoffrey Bergeron Tina and Shane Brunt '93 P'23, P'25 Jacki Campbell P'25 Derek Carpenter Angelina and Vivek Daswani P'21, P'22, P'24
Stand Up for Financial Assistance Staci Davidson P'33 Cecile and John de Jongh P'07, P'09, P'16 Dental 360, PC Katarina and Richard Doumeng '74, P'09 Megan E. Elliot Pam and Andrew Engle Melita Etienne Alexandra and Leigh Goldman Nick Goodell Tim and Marianne Goodell Amy Gurlea Shawn and Nils Hahnfeld P'25, P'20 Sarah and Don Hancock P'05, P'07, P'10 Shannon Harris and Jean-Pierre Oriol P'25, P'28 Haugland Family Foundation Rafael Hodge '25 Chantel Hoheb '00 Diane Holmberg P'07, P'17 International Private Bank Kerstin '83 and Bill McConnell P'14, P'17, P'21 Heather Meringolo Barbara Michaud Matseliso Monamane and David Christensen P'26, P'28 Liz and Tom Morrison Sunny Murphy Brown and Jason Brown P'25 Frannie and Bill Newbold P'02, P'05 Ann and Dan Nicolosi P'16, P'17, P'19 Nicole and Dion Parson P'28 Dr. Cecilia Penn and Averad Penn P'22, P'24 Beverly and Allie Petrus P'11, P'24 Rachel and Paul Prewitt P'20, P'21
IN MEMORIAM: TYLER YANNONE Scan the QR Code above with the camera app on your smart device to watch a video tribute to Tyler by his classmates Maggie Klotzbach '21 and Rose Whitter '21.
For their senior project, classmates Hobie James ’21, Soren Gibbs ‘21 and Joshua Bearden '21 spent weeks thinking about how best to memorialize their friend Tyler Yannone ’21. “We wanted to honor Tyler’s spirit with a project that spoke to who he was and what he loved,” Hobie said in his initial proposal, which outlined plans for a mural across Tyler’s student parking space, located near the front entrance of the Mark C. Marin Center. The final design singled out a few of the things about which Tyler was most passionate: scuba diving, flying, and space, among others. A pilot, Tyler had been excited to attend the Embry Riddle Aeronautical Institute after graduating in June, and from stories told by his friends and teachers, was a great adventurer with a love of the sea and the beauty he found beneath the waves. He dreamt of becoming an engineer, exploring beyond the stars in a vessel of his own design, and he looked at the world from the perspective of wanting to make it a better place for all, according to stories told by the faculty. "Tyler loved to build with Legos and every morning he would get right to it," Tyler's Kindergarten teacher Ellie Qualls recalled. "Many times, it was impossible to pull him away from whatever amazing creation he was working on, and he would have to take what he had
started with him throughout our morning activities. Many a half-built Lego creation came to circle time and work stations with him." His love of building followed him through all his years at Antilles, where he also often worked with younger students on STEAM and other projects. In constructing the parking space mural, Soren added that part of the goal was also to show the impact Tyler had made on both the School and the community around him. "I will always remember Tyler and his rocket project from 6th grade. That year, Tyler wanted a challenge and wanted to build a five-liter rocket with Hobie. They worked so hard on their rocket and built a parachute with a servo motor to deploy the parachute. Unfortunately, the rocket exploded on the launcher. Tyler was a little upset but reflected on what he could do to make his design better," Tyler's teacher Jeannine Wilson said. "Each year he stopped by during the construction part of the rocket project to offer tips. He made a point to come to the launches as well. Whenever a rocket failed during those launches, Tyler would seek out the kids who had the 'fail' and offer encouragement and advice. He was such a supportive person and the younger students always looked up to him," Mrs. Wilson shared.
(Top photo: The Yannone family accepts Tyler's diploma at graduation; bottom photos: teacher-submitted photos of Tyler Yannone throughout the years at Antilles.)
LIVE LIKE TY For a memorial service on campus, alumni parent Amy James distributed t-shirts to students and faculty with the motto "Live Like Ty," emblazoned on the front, a tribute to Tyler's determination to simply be himself kind, compassionate, and loving. "I want to use the lessons I learned from him for my parting words of advice to you. Show up – even when it is hard and uncomfortable," then Head of School Liz Morrison said during graduation to the Class of 2021 as she shared more about what the phrase "Live Like Ty" meant to her. "There is great value to being present and to playing an active role in creating the experiences you want in life. Finish what you start – a project, an activity, a job. Some would say it is most important to end stronger than you started. Don't take short cuts – Tyler shared with me this fall how fulfilling it is to work hard and achieve something knowing that you put in the hours. Take the time to do the small things for others – hold a door, write a note, have a conversation for in the end, all end up to something big. And finally, be kind. For me 'living like Ty' means so many things, but most pronounced is kindness. If we were all as kind as Tyler, wow, what a wonderful world we would have. He demonstrated how to bring people in a way that felt genuine and made you feel that you belong," Liz said.
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EXCELLENCE Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way." -Booker T. Washington
RETHINKING THE SPACE What can you do with a few hundred wooden pallets, PVC pipe, tarp, tents, portable floor tiles, and rolls and rolls of duct tape? With the shift back to in-person classes, Facilities Director Amy Gurlea and the school’s maintenance team used the materials they had available to reimagine campus and maximize the use of each space – both inside and outside – to keep students safely apart and joyfully learning for the entire school year. Learning and Play Using the piping and yards of plastic for barriers in between desks, many classrooms in the Early Learning Center were turned into neighborhoods, with students sitting in their own “houses,” which were framed by pool noodles in Mrs. Qualls’ Pre-K or cardboard boxes in the Kindergarten area. The creativity of our faculty helped keep students excited about decorating and being in their space, which also contained individual learning materials and arts and crafts supplies they could grab in between activities. For play, pallets and rubber floor tiles were used to create new outdoor areas, where sensory tables, blocks, and toys could be spaced out into sections. Atop the pallets, fixed wooden squares doubled as easels and canvases, giving our youngest Hurricanes the freedom to have fun and roam safely. Use of a second outdoor area outside the Toddler classrooms rotated between Lower School classes, with older students having access to hula hoops, individual soccer and kick-balls, and stacking blocks. Using duct tape to create grids on the classroom floors, first through fifth graders learned in individual 6x6 pods. With a desk in one corner, students had enough space to stretch out on yoga mats during reading or quiet work time, build, or fan out to complete projects. Use of the court and field were also maximized for more active play, giving each grade the chance to use their imaginations when creating games, like line soccer, where they could safely spread apart while also playing together. Finding New Uses In September, Jeannine Wilson's eighth grade physical science and chemistry students were building their own rainbow in a graduated cylinder while exploring density, mass, and volume. For the lab, students were shown five different liquids: alcohol, water, soap, syrup, and cooking oil and hypothesized how dense each liquid was.
While health guidelines prevented the activity from being conducted inside the classroom, Mrs. Wilson and colleague Megan Elliott put their heads together to transform the Middle School eating area and sidewalks into an outdoor laboratory. "Between measuring, calculating, and redoing calculations the lab took about two days to complete but, with the outside work environment, I was so excited they were able to still get that realistic, hands-on experience.” Ms. Elliot, meanwhile, transformed the Theatre Program’s existing props and set design area into an outdoor classroom, giving students the chance to move and dance and gesture during warm up or improv sessions while remaining safely apart. The “classroom” was a quick walk to the Prior Jollek Hall, where two or three students at a time could also practice on stage or use the Gruber Garden (used in the photo above by Upper School English teacher Geoff Bergeron for a morning lesson) for additional space. Finding new uses for other existing spaces enabled the continuation of many meaningful programs, including band, which moved from
its room in the Upper School to one half of the Mark C. Marin Center, with physical education classes operating on the other side. Within the space, Director of Bands Brandon Reburn sectioned off each part of his ensembles - steel pan on the far right, for example, and brass instruments in the middle - while a mix of technology enabled him to teach composition from a massive interactive whiteboard hooked up to the front stage. The extra space also gave Mr. Reburn the chance to invite ELC students down for special performances during Music in Our Schools Month and do a few jazz recordings for the campus community to enjoy. In the Lower School, Music teacher Verna Araujo made use of the Lower School auditorium, settling students into semi or full circles and creating a collaborative work flow that enabled small groups to practice learning the bells or chimes, while giving her time to walk around and work with each individually. "Especially for larger classes, being able to take advantage of the bigger and more flexible spaces on campus has given us the chance, as faculty, to continue doing what we love, offering the students what they love, and doing it all in a way that reinforces health and safety," Ms. Araujo said.
After a successful first round of competition in February, nine of our 12 mathletes advanced to the second level of the 2021 Math Counts series and in March, the top 10 headed to the territorial qualifier. Ahead of the event, Tanmay Totwani ‘26, the highest scorer from the first round, shared a little more about his competition strategy, including taking his time to process problems he hadn't seen before. Each year, the competition is a mash-up of equations, including geometry, algebra, and precalculus. Tanmay said that while he tried to work them all out, really taking time to pause if he didn't know the answer and coming back later helped. Tanmay moved onto Nationals in May, joined by teammates Eli Blondeau ’26, Ezekiel Acuna ’27, and Meher Makhijani ’26. With the three-day online event pitting our mathletes against teams from across the nation, students were diligently prepping with State Leader Michele Humphries right down to the wire. Making the deal even sweeter was the arrival a week ahead of the competition of a mystery box, which contestants were not able to open until the day before. “The whole process was just really exciting,” Ezekiel said. “We made it through the district and territorial rounds, but going into nationals was a bit nervewracking because we didn’t really know the teams we were up against. But we continued to practice as a team, trying to anticipate the things we didn’t know,
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and I think one of the best parts of the process was that we all discovered components of Math that we really enjoy, such as geometry and finding the area of things.” Incidentally, the box contained everything each competitor would need for the competition, including a brand new Texas Instruments TI-85 with graphing capabilities. “It was just wonderful watching them rip through it right before orientation,” Ms. Humphries said. “What I was really proud of was how fluidly the team worked together and how well they demonstrated their mastery of the concepts. A competition like this can definitely be intimidating for younger students, but their confidence and continued willingness to learn was on full display right through the end.” On the team were: Cooper Bared-Smith '25, Zia Gibbs '25, Tanmay Totwani '26, Dillen Webbe '26, Eli Blondeau '26, Sam Monamane '26, Grace Loewenstein '27, Meher Makhijani '27, and Ezekiel Acuna '27.
DOUBLE CHAMPIONS With most sporting events cancelled in the first half of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, our Antilles Sailing Team couldn’t wait to get back onto the water when sailing resumed in the new year. But, in the middle of competing in February at the Club 420 Midwinters in Jensen Beach, Florida they were hit with the news of the passing of teammate Tyler Yannone ’21. With just a few days break before they competed again at the South Atlantic Interscholastic Sailing Association’s South Region regatta in Miami, the team stopped to regroup. While the loss was immeasurable – Tyler had been sailing for years but became a full-fledged part of the team during his sophomore year – they were inspired to continue on in his honor, decked out in memorial armbands with “Fly High Big Ty” printed and shipped by parent Pretlow Majette. The team rallied and finished third, then poured their hearts into the rest of the season, winning every district qualifier - single-handed (full rig,) team racing, and fleet racing, which they conquered in early May after dominating the field at the SAISA
District Championship/Mallory Qualifier and earning a spot at the Fleet Race National Championship in early June. A second win in May at the SAISA Team Race Championship – a close-contest competition that ended with the two top teams in a sail-off set Antilles up to compete for The Baker Team Race National, another top title. Our team traveled back home with both championship trophies on June 6 after finishing at the top of the back in both sets of races. Interviewed by local media at the end of the season, team members said they had dedicated the season to Tyler, and brought him along – in spirit and memory – on their travels. The Antilles team now has holds nine championship titles.
MOOT COURT SWEEP It takes an incredible amount of hard work to build and successfully argue a case, but it is also extremely rewarding at the end to know that we were able to do that.
-Ritesh Alwani '23
Coached by two alumni, the Antilles School Moot Court team made a clean sweep of this year's competition series with wins on both the district and territorial levels. In previous years, winners were announced after the second day of competition, but this year, two backto-back days in the courtroom gave participating teams the chance to move immediately from one level to the next. On the first day of competition our girls team – Kashish Chainani '22 and Aisha Khemani '23 – took first place in the district, while our boys team – Ritesh Alwani '23 and Kaden Hughes '23 – took third. Kashish also placed second in the individual oralist competition, while Kaden placed third. A new panel of judges stepped into pepper competitors on the second day for the territorial competition and after a full slate of arguments, awarded Ritesh and Kaden first place and Kashish and Aisha third. Each year, Moot Court competitors are given a mock case to argue and spend months in preparation, thoroughly researching both sides of the issue, applicable case law, and legal precedents.
This year the case gave competitors the chance to argue for or against the building of US Postal Service hubs on Buck Island, Great St. James, and Little St. James, and to answer questions about injunctive relief and eminent domain after the islands were seized by the government and the Postal Service granted permission to begin the development. The team was coached by Su-Layne Walker '00, Claire Anaclerio '05, and Anna Vlasova, associates at Dudley Newman Feuerzeig LLP. "It was a rigorous and rewarding experience," Ritesh, who argued against the further development of the islands, shared afterward. "It takes an incredible amount of hard work to build and successfully argue a case, but it is also extremely rewarding at the end to know that we were able to do that. Working with our coaches also gave a sense of the environment attorneys work in and the resources they need to do their jobs, so I think was a great first step in understanding what we would need to do to get to that level."
CONGRATULATIONS, CANES! Row 1: Gathering virtually in March, National Honor and National Junior Honor Society members collectively inducted 14 of their peers. Guest speakers during the ceremony stressed the importance of the Societies' four pillars - scholarship, leadership, character, and service and challenged each member to examine the power of their choices, and to lead by example. Photo - Portia Miles '25 lights the candle symbolizing scholarship.
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Row 2: (Left) Kaden Hughes '23 advanced to the National Poetry Out Loud finals in May after emerging as one of the three finalists of POL Region 1, a category consisting of 18 states and territories. This was the first time in more than a decade that the territory was represented in the final leg of the competition. (Right) After stepping forward as the school’s spelling bee champion in late February, Gianna Khemani '28 made it through two more rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Competition, representing the territory at the SNSB At-Large Region II qualifier in March.
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Row 3: (Left) In a virtual Quiz Bowl competition in December against 120 student teams, our Hurricanes took fifth place and moved onto the national competition. Team members worked over Zoom to answer questions over two hours, scoring 7 percent higher than last year, for a personal best. According to team cocaptain Janae Boschulte '21, participating virtually worked for our students, since all of their practices were conducted over Zoom. (Right) Recognized as Antilles' 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar, Janae Boschulte '21 was honored at a special Shabbat service hosted in December by the Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas. In her speech, Janae spoke about the importance of building empathy and compassion. "I truly believe that one act of kindness per day can change the world," she said.
INTO THE ARTS
COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY Each year, the International Thespian Society celebrates the induction of new student members into the Antilles Troupe and honors the contributions of the adults who pour their support into each production. In past years, ITS has put the spotlight on a range of community members but this year recognized two within the Antilles family who have been behind the scenes for decades: Punky Sharp ’67 and longtime Antilles staff member Carol Malo, who announced her retirement in June. "This ceremony and celebration is one of my favorite days of the year because the people that are gathered here are passionate not only about the arts, but about the students that I'm so lucky to work with everyday," Antilles School Theatre Director Megan Elliot said during the 2020-2021 virtual ceremony. "It's incredible that each of our honorary members truly models what it means to be an ITS member. They give back to their community, they work hard, they show up, they stay connected, and they know how to have fun." Working with numerous play producers and directors, including former faculty members Willie Wilson and Phillip Levy, Mrs. Sharp and Mrs. Malo have had their hands in everything from costume design to set production and makeup. Their involvement was detailed during the ceremony in a special surprise message from Mr. Levy while our students paid tribute to their longtime involvement in Antilles productions.
"Mrs. Malo has been involved in theatre longer than most of us in the room has. She was particularly involved when Mr. Levy was a teacher. Throughout these times, she has done so many things to help improve the program and support everyone in productions," ITS member Karina Sakhrani '22 added afterward. ITS officer Aynsley Prewitt '21 also shared a memory of an older production of Grease, where Mrs. Sharp was in charge of costumes and had to work by generator power after Hurricane Marilyn hit St. Thomas in 1995. Students continue to use many of the costumes in shows and class projects, including the 2021 production of Up Mountain One Time, adapted for the stage by Mr. Wilson, the book’s author. ITS members also helped to lead "Theatre in Our Schools Month" activities on campus and had a hand in three other productions this year, including War of the Worlds: A Totally Teen Online Theatrical Event and The Audition, which were “filmed” on Zoom and released to the wider St. Thomas community, which was able to purchase tickets through a virtual booth, then stream online in the comfort of their own homes. The ITS leadership team and Ms. Elliot also had the opportunity to attend virtual workshops throughout the summer of 2020 and the fall where they learned about hybrid productions and maximizing the use of outdoor spaces to ensure for socially distanced theatre. "In the workshops, I was reminded and inspired by artists around the world that the obstacles we are facing now are just that - obstacles. With collaboration, we were able this year to find the solutions we needed and continue our important work as storytellers,” Ms. Elliot said. “With our ITS members leading the way, and support of faculty and staff members like Mrs. Malo and Mrs. Sharp, we made incredible memories together this year. While our shows may have looked and felt a bit different, there was no doubt that we created theatre magic together." Use the camera app in your smart phone or device to scan the QR code and enjoy the students' production of Up Mountain One Time.
WORLD OF PRETEND
ELC MURAL MAKING While exploring the world of make believe, Pre-K students spent time sharing local fairy tales then, inspired by what they read, painted their own "Make Believe Caribbean Island." Each of the three class murals features images of the students' everyday life - with a little bit of fantasy in between. To get them going, students read Kallaloo! by David and Phillis Gershator, a tale resembling Stone Soup, which also inspired teachers Kathy Joseph and Brittanie Sibilly to make their own coal pots and have students think about what ingredients to put inside. Can you spot what's real and what's pretend?
SENIOR RECITAL
YEAR IN REVIEW
For her end of year project, Candisa Lake '21 prepared, planned, and performed a Senior Recital. Months were spent getting the music ready, but in the weeks leading up, she also worked to schedule a venue, plan and outline a musical program order, design tickets, and coordinate sales, ushers, lights, and sound technicians to ensure the performance ran smoothly during the evening while she was focused at the piano. Scan the QR code in your smart phone or device to watch her finale piece of the evening, called "Grande Valse Brillante Op. 18," composed by Frederic Chopin.
Created by our Film as Literature class, the annual Video Yearbook project gives juniors and seniors the chance to look back upon and document the year from their perspective. According to course creator John Riggle, working over Zoom this year pushed students to work harder, brought them closer together, fostered collaboration, and united them in their goal to honor classmate Tyler Yannone ’21. Scan the QR code in your smart phone or device to watch this Year in Review by Nick LaPlace '21, which offers a look at the biggest headlines and images from 2020-2021.
DIVERSITY "Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness." - Ola Joseph
Who are some of the dynamic women that helped shaped the Virgin Islands? During Women’s History Month, Ellie Qualls' PreK students focused on the life of Virgin Islands educator, women's rights activist, statistician, and politician, Bertha C. Boschulte. During her tenure as a teacher, Mrs. Boschulte actively worked to attain women's suffrage in the Virgin Islands. After obtaining her master's degree in Public Health, she worked as the Director of the Statistical Service from 1952 and was then appointed as director of the Division of Vital Records and Statistical Services. From 1955 to 1957, she was the General Services Director of the Department of Health. She turned down an offer to become the Commissioner of Education, but in 1964 ran successfully for a seat in the Legislature, where she served one term. She was appointed in 1969 to the Commission on the Status of Women and elected in 1970 to the Board of Education, of which she became chair. She also was a co-founder of the Independent Citizens Movement political party. "She will be remembered as a pioneer for the role of women in the political arena and as a forceful and influential advocate for the many social and political causes that affected the day-today lives of Virgin Islanders," Mrs. Qualls said. "After discussing Mrs. Boschulte's accomplishments, each child thought about what they would do as educators, then used the materials around them to transform our classroom into their very own school."
WOMEN IN VI HISTORY Monique Doute-Ferrell This February, we put the spotlight on Black Virgin Islanders who are making history, such as Monique Doute-Ferrell, the first African-American woman to be appointed to the Senior Executive Service in the United States Army Audit Agency. Speaking to the Middle and Upper schools about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mrs. Doute-Ferrell challenged students to embrace his philosophy by helping to "make our communities, our country, and our world a better place for us all to live in." That includes treating one another with respect and dignity, and uplifting through service, whether through volunteering, or simple activities that benefit our community, school, or families. "You can find opportunities to make an enormous difference right here at home," she said.
Assembly speakers last year offered Middle and Upper School students a range of perspectives and insight on local traditions and cultural celebrations, along with a chance to engage in discussion and learn something new. Organized by Upper School Student Council, the assemblies also helped students build new connections within the greater community. Ramadan We were excited to have Dr. Nour Suid '10 share more about the significance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the intention behind the practice of fasting. Dr. Suid described some of her family traditions and observances - scan the QR code above in your smart phone or device to take a look. Labor Day We were excited to welcome Carol Callwood, President of the St. Thomas-St. John American Federation of Teachers, who shared the significance of Labor Day and the role of unions in protecting workers' rights. Recapping the history of the holiday, Ms. Callwood explained that it was first recognized by various states and municipalities before a bill was officially passed by Congress in 1984. Since then, the role of the "union" has been rooted in advocacy, with labor leaders "fighting for things that people often take for granted," Ms. Callwood said Included among them: a living wage, workers' compensation, health benefits and insurance, and, more recently family leave.
THE WORLD AROUND US Students listening over Zoom jumped in when Ms. Callwood spoke about the contributions of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the movement, particularly with his visits in 1968 to Memphis to speak to and in support of the ongoing Sanitation Workers' Strike. "He spoke to them about the importance of not giving up, a truth that continues to hold strong today," she said. "Dr. King was as much a face for the labor union as he was for civil rights. Liberty Day St. Croix Board of Education member Emmanuella PerezCassius spoke about the significance of Liberty Day - also known as Bull and Bread Day - and the legacy left by Virgin Islander D. Hamilton Jackson, who inspired it with his advocacy for labor unions, voting rights, and the right to free speech. After going over the history, Ms. Perez-Cassius challenged students to think about how they can start a movement based on D. Hamilton Jackson's ideals - and what that could look like.
CARNIVAL ROO-GA-DOO COVID can't stop the Carnival! Our ELC classes were still ready to fete and in the spirit of the season, organized a socially-distanced parade on campus complete with towering, handmade mocko jumbies to bedazzled and feathered headdresses.
Pre-K Students studying the music of Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews were treated in February to a special solo concert by Lucas Rodriguez ’22, who played Bill Withers' Just the Two of Us and shared more about the history of jazz and the contributions of Black musicians to the development of the genre during the twentieth century. The piece was featured in February’s Black History Month Fair, an annual event that this time also took a deeper look at other cultural art forms and their meaning, along with writers such as Langston Hughes such as stepping, a form of percussive dance that uses the entire body as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word, and hand claps. A demonstration over Zoom from eighth graders (left photo) recognized the significance of “stepping” as an historical form of communication widely performed by traditionally African-American fraternities and sororities. The segment was part of a larger celebration by the Class of 2025 - and guided by teacher Sonya Swan - of "Black Excellence,"
BLACK HISTORY MONTH FAIR
which also honored African-American authors, scholars, and scientists - including NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson - who were pioneers in their fields. Dr. David Hall, President of the University of the Virgin Islands and St. Croix-based documentarian and photographer Stephanie Chalana Brown, also encouraged students in the Middle and Upper Schools to reexamine their histories, while exploring spaces and mediums that speak to their identities. Gaining a deeper understanding of why Black History Month exists and the role students can play ensures, as Dr. Hall shared, that "each and every person has the ability, right, and resources to reach their full potential without any unnecessary messages of inferiority embedded in their minds."
COMMUNITY “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”
- Coretta Scott King
WOW! Our 20-21 three-day Jogathon raised more than $23,000 thanks to the support of our families, alumni, and friends who stepped in to sponsor our students. Every dollar raised is put toward expanding the Early Learning Center and Lower School program, including: new books for our Lower School and classroom libraries, online subscriptions for learning, and materials for each grade, among other things
Jogathon Donors
Jeanette and Elijah Acuna P'27, P'30 Alpine Securities USVI, LLC Stephen Anderhalter Shannon Arellano Crystal Arrington Sami Asfour P'28, P'30 Kyuhey August Arthur Ayzerov Kevin Bailey Adrianne Baird Butler and Colin Butler P'33 Raymond Baird Denelle Baptiste Daniel Basick P'27 Danika Bayard '90 Yanick and Patrick Bayard P'90' P'93 Reginald Bellande Jocelyn Berglund P'33
JOGATHON 2020 Hernan Beron Kurt Berry Lyn and Richard Berry '83, P'12 Christina Berry P'27 Riana Blunte Bonnie Brenkman Gail Breslin Micaele Breton Lori Brewer P'30 Deirdre and Rick Brewer Jenny and Stephen Brewer P'33, P'34 Teresa Briedwell Sarah Brooks Anique Brown Liz Burnett Smalls and Gianni Smalls P'32, P'34 Carleton Butler Susan Callahan Rawlina Camacho Jenny Chang Cathy Chase and Dr. Jeffrey Chase P'11, P'28, P'28 Lavina and Rajesh Chatlani P'28 Judy Chesnut
JOGATHON 2020 Garick Lue-Chung Jaewook Chung Michael Chung Patricia Chung Simone Cochrane Drs. Thelma Watson and Sidney Comissiong Xavier Comment DeLisa Correa Cynthia Proctor-Cox Michele Cox P'30 Tim Creegan Kaan Dagalti Angelina and Vivek Daswani P'21, P'22, P'24 Shaira and Max Daswani P'34 Janet Davidson Staci Davidson P'33 Ronnie Rama-Davis Conn Davis Jr. '02 Anique and Robin Dean Kermine Dearlove Susan and Christopher DeGraff P'24, P'27, P'30 Dena and Aimery Delagarde P'32 Marcelette Dingle Luba Dolgopolsky P'22, P'27, P'30 Nahid Ebrahimi Sara Ebrahimi Maryam Esmaili
Nikki and Cobia Fagan P'28, P'34 Kamo Faris Tania Faris Anne Fetterhoff Megan Fetterhoff Chantal Figueroa Melina and Christopher Forvour P'29, P'31 Artra Watlington-Francis Eric Gozenput Steven Greenspan Dae Ha Anique Harrigan P'28 Aracelis Correa-Harris P'20, P'21 Bianca Harris P'31 Camille Harris Michael Harris Mikki Harris Michelle and Andrew Hayden P'25, P'29, P'31 Jamie C. Hazzard Joanna Henry Kristen and Jim Hines P'29, P'31 Rebecca Howe '04 Avia Huisman P'31, P'33 Inez Hur Sonia and Mohan Israni P'22, P'30 Julianne Jarvis Steve Kalpee P'29
JOGATHON 2020 Meredith Kender Pramila and Amit Khemani P'23, P'28 Karen Valentine Khiani and Rohit Khiani P'34 Danny Kim James Kim Jenna Kim Joyce Kim Sungyup Pablo Kim Susie Kim Tae Hwan Kim Ann Kirkland P'28, P'31 John Kirkland P'28, P'31 Linda Klein Catherine and Joel Kling P'28 Heather and Geno Jr. Kral '00, P'27, P'32 Maureen Lally P'33 Marah Languedoc Lisa LaPlace Claudine Larreur Beatriz Latimer Amy and JJ League P'27, P'28, P'31 Carlyn and Wesley Ledee P'28, P'31 Michael Liss Marc Lore Edgerty Pierre-Louis Jessica Louthan Melissa and Steve Lowe P'31 Rachel Lykosh Katie Mallette P'31
VI Natural Medicine Kacie Marano Maureen Martinez P'30, P'32 Karyn Mastricola P'29 Claudelle Mathurin P'28 Marlene McMillan Eileen and Jeff McNally P'28 Alla Skibitska and Josh Melwani P'29 Beth Miller Zoya Mills Kashish and Amit Mirpuri P'30 Margaret and Robert Mitchell P'31 Shawn Mitchell Heena and Monesh Mohanani '88, P'20, P'20 Mali Momtaheni Matseliso Monamane and David Christensen P'26, P'28 Joanne Moorehead '95 Tucker and Hunter Morrison Maggie Motiani Patty Myers Aishwarya Nagpal '22 Boram Nam Gregory Newton Scott and Iselah Nieboer P'22, P'23, P'29 Eric Nordyke Alana O'Neil Christine and Kevin O'Neil P'33, P'35 Michele O'Neil Shawn O'Neil
Yoki Ono Carole and Hans Oriol Hans Oriol Stephanie Oriol Cassan Pancham P'01, P'07 Lynn Rabinovici Park and Andrew Park P'34, P'35 Suk Park Genevieve Ryan-Pedram and Hooman Pedram P'32 Haleh Pedram Majid Pedram Bela and Chris Pescatore P'28, P'27 Natalie Petersen Raymond Petersen Ashley Pomeranz '05 Dr. Mercedes Quiñones and Dr. Ahmet Sayan P'28, P'33 Mindy Rachofsky Susan Rachofsky Azin Razavieh Sophia Reisman Dr. Tess Richards Dr. Condon Richardson Elizabeth and Larry Richardson Malika Rigg Kathy Roh Lane and Kristopher Sammy P'30, P'32 Keith Sammy Kevin Sammy Kolin Sammy Toki Sandoval P'28, P'29 Heather and Greer Scholes P' 32, P'36 Karen Schroyer Saheja and Viral Shah P'33 Christine Sheehan Kelli and Dr. Ryan Smolarz P'33 Michael Sorden Nancy Rivera-Sosa Jessica and Phil Spillane P'28, P'30 Alyson Stacey Henry Switlik Pam and Stanley Switlik Maier Tarlow Margaret Taylor John Thomas Theresa Thomas Brittany Thompson '05, P'33 Christine Thompson P'05, P'06 Cy Thompson '06 Sheila Thompson Gayle Varlack Prakash and Jhalak Vasandmalani P'33 Gail Walker Eryka Washington Cory Watkins P'24, P'28, P'29 Tracie Wells Mar-Leighsa White
Elisa Williams '07, P'31 Glendia Williams Christina Ghaly-Wilson Heidi Windel Meagan Winters Beth and Justin Workman P'31, P'34 Jeremy Workman Amy Yang Jaleh Kamali Yazdi Joseph Yi Jaiman Yun Emily and Howard Zimmerman P'27, P'29 Diana Zimny
With a bit of creativity, we were happy to be able to smoothly transition into virtual events. We hope to be able to move to hybrid events in the coming year, mixing both in-person and online offerings that can be more accessible to all and bring us all together safely.”
The need to minimize in-person gatherings pushed our Advancement and Facilities teams to take a totally new look at school events, bringing together the best from years past to work across digital platforms. The results were exciting, offering participants a way to connect virtually, while also learning more about the School and our students. Traditionally, the annual Holiday Bazaar is held in-person and is often seen on island as the kick-off to the VI holiday season. Some of our vendors have been participating for decades and we loved being able to include them in a virtual Holiday Shop, which made uploading products and managing sales easy for all. “With a bit of creativity, we were happy to be able to smoothly transition into a virtual model,” Antilles Events Director Jessica Baynit shared. “Our community really seemed to embrace the new format and it inspired generosity like never before. We hope to be able to move to hybrid events in the coming year, mixing both in-person and online offerings that can be more accessible to all and bring us all together safely.”
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
While The Holiday Shop featured more than 20 local vendors offering products ranging from jewelry to handwoven bags and baskets, our virtual Canes Collection auction - held in February - boasted nearly 100 original student art pieces, including class projects lovingly created by our first through fifth graders. The event was marketed over social media and through email to anyone who wanted to participate and once bidding opened, offers flew in from from across the region and mainland. "Thanks for making this happen," Ben Cornish '86 emailed after the auction closed. "It's difficult, especially now, to travel to the islands, but it's always important for us to have a connection to the School. Not only were we able to see some of the wonderful creations the students made, but now, we can have a piece of them - and Antilles - hanging at home." Ben was the winner of "Birds of Paradise," an acrylic on canvas by Haley Belcher '21, which depicted a stunning tropical arrangement. Thanks to Ben and all of our bidders for their support!
In May, we celebrated the start of our 35th week of school and launched a Spring Appeal that highlighted all of the little things that added up to make the year such a huge success including more than $12,000 in donations that came in from alumni, faculty, families, and friends in response to the campaign. Here are some of the milestones we shared (along with almost an entire year of in-person learning!)
Whether in the classroom or on Zoom, our students and faculty continued to build relationships, share joyful moments, create artwork, conduct science experiments, sing, dance, play and smile.
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